Michigan Football Recruiting 2012: The Good and the Bad of National Signing Day

Brady Hoke and the Michigan Wolverines are coming off a sensational 11-2 season, which included their BCS Sugar Bowl victory over Virginia Tech.

The expectations and hype will likely be brought up a notch, so Hoke and the coaching staff need to improve the depth and get some players at crucial positions in order to avoid a letdown of a season.

National Signing Day is one of the more anticipated, exciting and, at times, disappointing days depending on your expectations for your program.

Here are the good and bad things going on right now for your Michigan Wolverines recruiting class.

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Good: Not Much Anticipation

Michigan is not waiting on any of their expected recruits other than Jordan Diamond (Simeon), who is expected to make his decision Friday at 8 p.m. ET.

Other than that, the Wolverines have to be pumped about who they have landed.

At the moment, Rivals has ranked Michigan as the sixth best class, whereas ESPN has them at No. 8.

Bad: Not Much Anticipation

Yes, you read that correctly. While Michigan certainly had a spectacular recruiting class, some wanted to have the spotlight on them for National Signing Day.

Making that big splash on the final day just seems sexier, but who cares?

Getting the studs in either way is not something Brady Hoke or Michigan Nation should care too much about.

Bad: Who They Missed

Kyle Kalis from Lakewood (Ohio) St. Edward was a stud tackle that they landed, but they really would have like to get offensive lineman Joshua Garnett  (No. 2 OG, Rivals) as well.

Garnett picked Stanford over the Wolverines, but it was not as if the cupboard is bare.

Cornerback Armani Reeves (No. 17 CB, Rivals) picked Ohio State over Michigan, which was a tough loss since Michigan could have used some quality depth in the secondary.

Offensive lineman Alex Kozan (No. 12 OG, Rivals) committed to Iowa over Michigan and Auburn this past weekend as well. Michigan, of course, is losing Rimington Award winner David Molk at center, but Michigan luckily is returning both of their starting guards.

Lastly, tight end Sam Grant (No. 45, Scout) chose the Oklahoma Sooners over Michigan. At 6'6", 245 pounds, Michigan would have loved to see him in a pro-style type of offense.

Good: Who They Landed

Despite some of the players that Michigan missed out on, they landed a few stars in the making. Ann Arbor will enjoy having several of these future stars make the Maize and Blue national contenders once again.

Kyle Kalis (No. 132 overall, ESPN) is one of the elite offensive linemen in the country, and Michigan could see him playing and perhaps starting in two seasons.

Ondre Pipkins (6'2", 325 pounds) is a beast defensive tackle that should become a factor in the very near future.

The biggest hit for this class has to be considered Terry Richardson (No. 5 CB, ESPN), who desperately may give Michigan that shutdown corner capability.

Joe Bolden (No. 5 MLB, ESPN), Chris Wormley (No. 17 DE, ESPN) and Devin Funchess (No. 5 TE, ESPN) only makes this class that much better. 

Lastly don't forget about the star speedster that Wolverine fans are already pumped about. Dennis Norfleet (5'7",170) can flat out scoot for a running back and they certainly could use some more speed in the backfield to help out Denard Robinson and starting tailback Fitzgerald Toussaint.  

There is a ton of depth, and the Wolverines are simply off to a great start early on in the Brady Hoke era.

Keep it here all day on National Signing Day to get the latest and updated news and analysis.

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